For the second challenge of the night, it was the big man Karl-Anthony Towns who took home the trophy after a stellar 29 points to set a new record for the final round of the Mountain Dew Three-Point Contest.
? Karl-Anthony Towns opens the final round of #MtnDew3PT with 29! ?
2 shooters left on TNT. #NBAAllStar #StateFarmSaturday pic.twitter.com/lyfAOUv6Es
— NBA (@NBA) February 20, 2022
Towns ended third in the qualifier round with 22 points, it was Los Angeles Clippers sharpshooter Luke Kennard who lead the round with 28 points.
Luke Kennard is the early leader in Round 1 of #MtnDew3PT with a score of 28!
4 shooters left, top 3 advance.#NBAAllStar #StateFarmSaturday pic.twitter.com/YgPWhfw3Mk
— NBA (@NBA) February 20, 2022
Since he was called to participate in the challenge, Towns has his eyes set on proving he is one of the best big-man shooters in the league and he prove it tonight.
“Since day one, I said it everywhere. The only way I’m going to lose was someone outshooting me, I ain’t going to beat myself out there. I always said I’m up there with the best shooting big men of all time and I needed this trophy to prove it”, said Towns.
Towns is now the first center to win the contest and joins big-men winners like Peja Stojakovic, Kevin Love, and Dirk Nowitzki.
